Boy, you sure put all of us in our places! Are you the “that’s gotta hurt” guy of the of the blog world? (That’s a Seinfeld reference, if you didn’t know.)

Conversation on divergent points of view is always valuable. Must every conversation result in a changed opinion in order for it to have value? What a ridiculous premise.

Perhaps you shouldn’t bother wasting your time reading conversational threads. I’d hate for you to spend your entire life feeling dirty.

Do psychic powers exist? I don’t think they do, but that’s because for decades all sorts of tests have been run, and when they are done correctly there is no indication that anyone has any sort of psychic ability at all.

Asking for a citation for a statement like this is absurd. Here’s why. I’m sure Phil has come across many well done studies that have failed to show evidence of psychic powers in his lifetime, but I doubt he’s kept a running list. I’m also guessing he’s busy, and doesn’t want to waste a couple of hours tracking them all down to satisfy a few people who like to express doubt about things, but are to lazy to track down the information themselves. So why don’t you get off your behind, and take the time to inform yourself about the subject before unleashing gems like This thread makes one lose one’s faith in science.

That you’re all going to believe or disbelieve the same thing you did at the start of the conversation. Time and effort well spent. I feel dirty for having read most of it.

You began your first post with a lame cheap shot at the posters here. Amazing started off by making ridiculous false assumptions about posters here, and then accused skeptics of being in it for the money. So spare us the whining.

No need to throw hundreds of words at the issue. Just cite a few tests please, or we will quite reasonably assume that you can’t.

Shane was kind enough to do this. So what do you do? You change the subject.

If you have honest questions or doubts, and you express them in a polite manner, people will be polite back. If you act like a pompous idiot, we’ll have a little fun.

“But, as a scientist, I would expect to see those results independently reproduced and then peer-reviewed to ensure the research was conducted properly. After that, I would consider psychic abilities scientifically valid. “